<p>Janardhan Chikkanna, known for the 2018 film ‘Gultoo’, is back with his third feature ‘Agnyathavasi’. It is produced by filmmaker Hemanth M Rao under his newly launched banner Dakshayani Talkies. </p>.<p class="bodytext">It is a murder mystery set in the late ’90s in the Western Ghats, Chikkanna tells <span class="italic">Showtime</span>. The story and screenplay is written by Krishna Raj.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In a murder mystery, the emphasis is usually on the crime. In ‘Agnyathavasi’, Krishna Raj has come up with a good mix of the crime and the aftermath. This mixture compelled me,” he says. Rangayana Raghu, who played the lead in ‘Shakhahaari’, also a murder mystery, is the protagonist in ‘Agnyathavasi’ as well. Paavana Gowda and Ravishankar Gowda also star in the film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">‘Gultoo’, a cyber-thriller, was the engineer-turned-director’s directorial debut. Chikkanna’s film was fresh and dealt with data theft.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After ‘Tagarupalya’ enthralled audiences, Dhananjaya K A is back with his second production, ‘Vidyapati’, starring Nagabhushana. It is directed by Esham and Haseen. The director-duo are best known for the Covid drama ‘Ikkat’, also starring Nagabhushana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Like ‘Ikkat’, ‘Vidyapati’ is also a comedy drama. It follows an ordinary guy who has to find extraordinary strength to beat a physically strong opponent (Garuda Ram).</p>.Ajith’s 'Good Bad Ugly' trailer set for April 4 release.<p class="bodytext">“Nagabhushana’s character is a greedy cunning person with no responsibilities and prefers money over everything. The film is about how life teaches him a lesson,” director Esham says. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The film also stars Dhananjaya in an eccentric role, Anaconda. Malaika T Vasupal and Raghayanna Raghu also star in the film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">‘Vidyapati’ and ‘Agnyathavasi’ are scheduled to release next week.</p>
<p>Janardhan Chikkanna, known for the 2018 film ‘Gultoo’, is back with his third feature ‘Agnyathavasi’. It is produced by filmmaker Hemanth M Rao under his newly launched banner Dakshayani Talkies. </p>.<p class="bodytext">It is a murder mystery set in the late ’90s in the Western Ghats, Chikkanna tells <span class="italic">Showtime</span>. The story and screenplay is written by Krishna Raj.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In a murder mystery, the emphasis is usually on the crime. In ‘Agnyathavasi’, Krishna Raj has come up with a good mix of the crime and the aftermath. This mixture compelled me,” he says. Rangayana Raghu, who played the lead in ‘Shakhahaari’, also a murder mystery, is the protagonist in ‘Agnyathavasi’ as well. Paavana Gowda and Ravishankar Gowda also star in the film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">‘Gultoo’, a cyber-thriller, was the engineer-turned-director’s directorial debut. Chikkanna’s film was fresh and dealt with data theft.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After ‘Tagarupalya’ enthralled audiences, Dhananjaya K A is back with his second production, ‘Vidyapati’, starring Nagabhushana. It is directed by Esham and Haseen. The director-duo are best known for the Covid drama ‘Ikkat’, also starring Nagabhushana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Like ‘Ikkat’, ‘Vidyapati’ is also a comedy drama. It follows an ordinary guy who has to find extraordinary strength to beat a physically strong opponent (Garuda Ram).</p>.Ajith’s 'Good Bad Ugly' trailer set for April 4 release.<p class="bodytext">“Nagabhushana’s character is a greedy cunning person with no responsibilities and prefers money over everything. The film is about how life teaches him a lesson,” director Esham says. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The film also stars Dhananjaya in an eccentric role, Anaconda. Malaika T Vasupal and Raghayanna Raghu also star in the film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">‘Vidyapati’ and ‘Agnyathavasi’ are scheduled to release next week.</p>